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§ 03Hanja Lexicon
찬 · praise/commend
讚
19 STROKES형성(形聲)Tier 2
기쁨·감사
기릴
말(言)로 칭찬함. 시편 찬양 연결
Scripture Anchor · 히 13:15
시 150:6 '호흡이 있는 자마다 여호와를 찬양할지어다'
Etymology
言(말씀 언) + 贊(도울 찬) — 말로써 칭찬하고 기리는 것을 나타내는 글자
Biblical Interpretation
하나님을 찬양하고 영광 돌리는 삶을 뜻한다
시 150:6엡 1:6
Blessing Prayer
“이 아이가 입술의 찬양으로 하나님을 높이며, 삶 자체가 하나님께 드리는 찬양이 되게 하소서.”
— 히 13:15
讚~
찬양으로 시작
讚榮(찬영)讚恩(찬은)讚美(찬미)
~讚
찬양에 이름
恩讚(은찬)聖讚(성찬)榮讚(영찬)
Why this character
- 01The Scripture compresses cleanly into one glyph — the clearer the root, the steadier the name.
- 02It carries softly in Korean phonetics — easy to call, gentle to hear.
- 03No negative usage in the East Asian classics — the name does not wear thin over time.
- 04Visually balanced against the family surname character in formal documents.
Same theme characters
What to watch
- ×Always show the Hanja alongside, to avoid confusion with homophones.
- ×Read aloud with the surname to ensure no unintended negative phrase forms.
- ×Never judge fortune by stroke count or five-element divination (Charter).
Charter
BlessedName never uses Hanja as an instrument of divination. It is a lexical aid for meaning and Scripture alone.